Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
E684520
British peer
Conservative politician
Lord of the Treasury
Master of the Horse
human
member of the House of Lords
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse, and was the son of the famous general and prime minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534156 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Context triple: [Wellesley, hasNotableBearer, Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington]
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A.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and later serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, was a British peer, soldier, and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Spain and was a descendant of the famous Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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C.
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, was a British nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who served in Parliament and held various court and military offices.
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D.
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India from 1823 to 1828.
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E.
Viscount Monck
Viscount Monck was a 19th-century British statesman who oversaw Canadian Confederation and became the first Governor General of the Dominion of Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Target entity description: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse, and was the son of the famous general and prime minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
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A.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and later serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, was a British peer, soldier, and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Spain and was a descendant of the famous Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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C.
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, was a British nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who served in Parliament and held various court and military offices.
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D.
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India from 1823 to 1828.
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E.
Viscount Monck
Viscount Monck was a 19th-century British statesman who oversaw Canadian Confederation and became the first Governor General of the Dominion of Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
Conservative politician ⓘ Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Master of the Horse ⓘ human ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stratfield Saye House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1807-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1884-08-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| father | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Grace ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
FRS
ⓘ
KG ⓘ PC ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Royal Society ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
2nd Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Mornington NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Douro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Wellesley family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage |
Peerage of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom (Duke of Wellington) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
Brighton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord-Lieutenant of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ Master of the Horse ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Elizabeth Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Description of subject: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse, and was the son of the famous general and prime minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
Referenced by (2)
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